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完型填空 　　On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island．Over a hundred degrees in 　　1　　 air．Crowded．Tempers(脾氣)of both the tourists and waiters had 　　2　　 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment． 　　At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 　　3　　 couple, waiting for 　　4　　．They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed．Suddenly they stood, picked up their 　　5　　 and stepped together 　　6　　 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water．The man stepped 　　7　　 for the two chairs．He politely 　　8　　 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself．All people around laughed and cheered． 　　　　9　　 appeared．He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 　　10　　 the table and take their 　　11　　, and then walked back to the 　　12　　 cheers of the rest of his 　　13　　．Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses．Without pausing, he went 　　14　　 into the water to 　　15　　 the wine．The couple toasted(祝酒)each other, the waiter and the crowd．And the crowd 　　16　　 by cheering and throwing flowers to them．Three other tables 　　17　　 to have lunch in the water．The place was now filled with laughter． 　　One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes．Why not? 　　Customers are not served 　　18　　．Why not? 　　Sometimes one should consider 　　19　　 the line of convention(常規(guī))and enjoy 　　20　　 to the fullest． (1) [　　] A． fresh B． cool C． still D． thin (2) [　　] A． managed B． expected C． attempted D． risen (3) [　　] A． lonely B． curious C． well-dressed D． bad-tempered (4) [　　] A． cheers B． service C． attention D． flowers (5) [　　] A． metal table B． empty bottle C． chairs D． bags (6) [　　] A． on B． off C． around D． along (7) [　　] A． outside B． forward C． down D． back (8) [　　] A． led B． seated C． watched D． received (9) [　　] A． The manager B． A friend C． A waiter D． The servant (10) [　　] A． set B． wash C． remove D． check (11) [　　] A． menu B． bill C． food D． order (12) [　　] A． loud B． anxious C． familiar D． final (13) [　　] A． tourists B． customers C． fellows D． assistants (14) [　　] A． at last B． in time C． once more D． as well (15) [　　] A． change B． drink C． sell D． serve (16) [　　] A． replied B． insisted C． agreed D． understood (17) [　　] A． prepared B． joined in C． settled up D． continued (18) [　　] A． with pleasure B． in the café C． in the sea D． with wine (19) [　　] A． following B． keeping C． limiting D． crossing (20) [　　] A． life B． wine C． lunch D． time

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．C;4．B;5．A;6．B;7．D;8．B;9．C;10．A;11．D;12．A;13．B;14．C;15．D;16．A;17．B;18．C;19．D;20．A;
解析：

(1)	still這里的意思是“不動的，無風的”。渲染炎熱、郁悶的海灘氣氛，為下文做輔墊。
(2)	游客和侍者的脾氣在這種環(huán)境下也越來越煩躁，似乎是在迎合這種環(huán)境
(3)	lonely寂寞的；curious好奇的；bad-tempered脾氣暴躁的。根據(jù)上文的attractive)吸引人的)和下文的敘述，這里只能是well-dressed(穿著漂亮的)，這樣才能是一對浪漫夫妻。
(4)	wait for service顧客在餐館就座后“等待服務”(擺放餐具、倒茶、點菜等)。
(5)	下文中有“…to place the table in the seawater”，能放在海水中的飯桌不可能是“木桌子”，而是“金屬桌子”。
(6)	他們搬起桌子，離開原來的地方，步人海水。
(7)	那位丈夫又回來，搬椅子。
(8)	他(丈夫)彬杉有禮地讓妻子就座在沒膝海水中的椅子上，然后自己才坐下。
(9)	下文中有明顯的暗示這時出現(xiàn)的是一位具有幽默感的“侍者”。servant指家庭中雇傭的仆人或傭人。
(10)	set the table在飯桌上擺好刀叉等餐具準備開飯。這是固定說法。
(11)	在飯店中，give the order是顧客點菜；take the order是服務生對顧客點的菜做記錄。menu是“菜單”，bill是“賬單”。
(12)	面對此情此景，你能不失聲大叫嗎？anxious焦慮的；familiar熟悉的；final最后的。
(13)	his＝the waiter’s，這里指侍者的其他顧客，游客(tourists)此時相對于waiter來說的身份是“顧客(customers)”。A項具有很強的干擾作用。fellow同伙；assistant助手。
(14)	那位侍者托著酒和杯子，毫不猶豫地又一次踏人海水中給那對夫妻上酒。
(15)	serve此處的意思不是“服務”，而是“供飯菜，將酒、飯等端上飯桌”。
(16)	此時人群對這對夫妻的敬酒報以歡呼和鮮花。insist堅持要求；agree同意；undertone理解。
(17)	這時又有三張桌子加入到在海水中享用午餐的隊伍中。settle up結算(欠債、賬單等)。
(18)	呼應上文，顧客不能在海水中用餐，為什么不能呢？
(20)	有時候，我們應當考慮越過常規(guī)的界限，盡情享受生活。